Eli Carver, right, rehearses his role as Benedick on Wednesday at Auburn Middle School as co-directors Jen Little and Peter Robinson follow along. The production of “Much Ado About Nothing” will be held at 7 p.m. June 1-3. Tickets are $5 and available at the shows. “Much Ado About Nothing” is the 20th show Little and Robinson have worked on together over the past 10 years. Little was once a middle school actor on the same stage where she now teaches. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Auburn Middle School students Eli Carver, right, and Johnny Dresdner rehearse Wednesday for “Much Ado About Nothing” at the school. The production will be held at 7 p.m. June 1-3 at the school. Tickets are $5 and available at the shows. Carver plays Benedick and Dresdner plays Claudio. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Auburn Middle School students rehearse Wednesday for “Much Ado About Nothing” at the school. The production will be staged at 7 p.m. June 1-3. Tickets are $5 and available at the shows. From left are Evan Jordan, Morgan Butler, Paydin Dunagan and Dione Huggins. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Auburn Middle School drama co-directors Jen Little and Peter Robinson watch a rehearsal Wednesday for “Much Ado About Nothing” at the school. It’s the 20th show they have worked on together over the past 10 years. Little was once a middle school actor on the same stage where she now teaches students. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Auburn Middle School students Lyra Raymond, left, Dione Huggins, center, and Simon Barton rehearse Wednesday for “Much Ado About Nothing” at the school. The school Drama Club production will be staged at 7 p.m. June 1-3. Tickets are $5 and available at the shows. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Auburn Middle School student Teanna Hafner rehearses Wednesday for “Much Ado About Nothing” at the school. Hafner plays Hero in the school’s Drama Club production staged June 1-3. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Auburn Middle School students Simon Barton, right, and Dione Huggins rehearse Wednesday for “Much Ado About Nothing” at the school. Barton plays Don John and Huggins plays Borachio in the school’s Drama Club production. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Auburn Middle School students Teanna Hafner, left, and Teagan Barter-Levine get directions Wednesday from co-directors Jen Little, left, and Peter Robinson during rehearsal for “Much Ado About Nothing.” The Drama Club production will be staged at 7 p.m. June 1-3. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Auburn Middle School student Ria Tam walks onto the school stage Wednesday during rehearsal for “Much Ado About Nothing.” Tam plays Beatrice in the production being staged at 7 p.m. June 1-3. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal